Improvement in automatic fans



J. M. BELCOUR.

Improvement in Automatic-Fans.

,Nd. 128,279; Patented June 25,1872.

PATENT, QFFIGE.

JOSEPH MENONVAL BELCOUR, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

IMPROVEMENT IN AUTOMATIC FANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,279, dated June 25,1872;

Specification describing a Self-Acting Fan,

invented by J osEPH M. BELcoUR, of the city of Paris, France.

The invention consists in a box with a vibrating fan-holder and springmechanism, for the purpose of furnishing a convenient and useful meansof cooling the air in the vicinity of persons at table, or in otherplaces.

Figure 1 is an elevation of my self-acting fan. Figs. 2 and 3 aresections, givingviews of the mechanism which operates it.

a is the fan b,the holder; c,abouquet-holder; and d, the box whichcontains the operative mechanism. 6 represents a drum, operated byspring mechanism, so as to rotate a spur-whee1,f, which gears with thepinion 9 that drives mechanism connected with shaft h for winding upspring, and with the shaft L bination with the drum e, provided withspring mechanism to wind up said spring, and with mechanism to connectit with shaft that vibrates fan, as and for the purpose described.

JOSEPH MENONVAL BELCOUR.

Witnesses ARBELOT, J. ROLAT.

